Many Christians could never understand why Ps Esther and I have to forgo such a precious time to have CNY eve dinner with our brethrens at CKRM Banting Church instead of with our own biological siblings. This is the desire of the Lord’s heart so that my own CKRM brothers & sisters are placed first importance. I hope being the head of the family, my own biological siblings could understand because my family reunion was lunch on the 1st day of CNY instead of the usual traditional CNY eve.

The Lord prompted me to a verse that when a disciple told Jesus that his mother and brothers were outside wanting to see Jesus, Jesus looked at those seated around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother” (Mark 3:32-35).

Ps Esther and I were both founders of CKRM Christian Centre. The Lord commanded us to pass the baton of ministries of CKRM Singapore to the younger generation and to set up a training centre in Malacca. It was not easy to hand over something which we have built and grown fond of, yet forgetting that it’s God who builds His house, not us (Psalm 127:1).

We obeyed and had to forgo our comfort zones of our homes in Singapore, coming to Malacca to commence a ministry hardly knowing any Christian leader, except for a brief acquaintance with Bro Wong. Although I could easily afford to stay in a more comfortable house in Malacca, I have to obey God to stay in a shop house which is CKRM’s Sanctuary as the Lord wants us to be like Moses having to spend 40 days with Him in the mountain.

Obedience to God is very important to us and we have experienced and bear witness of His faithfulness where our obedience have great access to His grace, mercy and favor. God healed me of my long suffering of hypertension and prostate. Besides being ridiculed, rejected and isolated by the Christian communities in Malacca, CKRM grew and we were able to establish the local leadership and handed the ministries to them within 10 months. CKRM also managed to set up 2 ministries in Selangor within a few months after coming to Malacca.

God puts a thorn to every Christian He has called to a ministry so as to test their obedience and faithfulness and to keep them humble as to depend and trust in Him, rather than relying on own flesh (Jeremiah 17:5-8).

Apostle Paul pleaded with the Lord three times to remove the thorn in his flesh but the Lord told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Our staying in the training centre is indeed a thorn in the flesh for both of us. For this reason, some Churches are discrediting and ridiculing us by brushing aside the fact that God’s anointed has greater responsibility to be kept holy as God will not tolerate sins. We cannot have the power of King without the purity of Priest (Revelation 1:6).

God is very strict with those He anoints. The Lord would draw our attention by disciplining us if we are insensitive to His leading (Romans 8:14) especially when if we are not attentive to His command. His Presence (Anointing) can leave us without we even knowing it, if we disobey Him just like the presence of God left King Saul because of his disobedience (1 Samuel 16:14).

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年除夕与万津教会弟兄姐妹一起吃团年饭（第一部份）

很多基督徒无法了解为什么以斯帖牧师和我必须放弃和自己有血缘关系的亲人在一起的宝贵时间，而选择和万津教会的弟兄姐妹一起吃团年饭。这乃是神的心意要我看重主内的弟兄姐妹。我希望成为一家之主，和我有血缘关系的亲人能够体谅，因着我家人的团年饭不是在传统的新年除夕而是一反常态的在年初一的午餐时刻。

主启示我一段经节说到门徒告诉主耶稣祂的母亲和弟兄在门外等着要见祂，耶稣看着那些坐在祂身旁的说：“看哪，我的母亲，我的弟兄。凡遵行神旨意的人就是我的弟兄姐妹和母亲了”（马可3:32-35）

以斯帖牧师和我都是基督国度崇高掌权基督中心的创办人。主命令我们把新加坡CKRM事工的棒子交给新一代的领袖后在马六甲设立超自然训练学校。要交出自己亲手建立和有了深厚感情的事工的确不容易。更别忘了是耶和华建造了房屋，不是我们。（诗篇127:1）

我们顺服神离开了我们新加坡舒适的家，来到这人生地不熟的马六甲来建立事工，除了有泛泛之交的黄弟兄，我们几乎不认识任何教会领袖。虽然在马六甲我有能力住在一间更舒适的房子，但我必须顺服神的旨意住在一间店屋里，就是马六甲CKRM的会所，因为神要我们像摩西一样的花时间和祂在山上四十昼夜。

顺服神对我们来说是非常重要的因我们经历和亲眼见证了祂的信实。我们的顺服将让我们得到祂更丰盛的恩典，怜悯和恩宠。神医治了我长久以来的高血压和前列腺。纵然被马六甲的基督教团体奚落，拒绝和被孤立，CKRM继续不断的增长。在少过十个月的时间我们就把马六甲事工的棒子交给了神在当地所兴起的领袖。也在踏入马六甲的几个月后在雪兰莪设立了两个事工。

神在每一个祂所呼召的基督徒身上都放了一根刺来试验他们的顺服和忠心，也借着这根刺来使他们谦卑地依靠和信任祂，而不是倚靠自己血肉的膀臂。（耶利米书17:5-8）

使徒保罗三次求主叫这刺离开他，但主却对他说∶“我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全”（歌林多后书12:7-10）。要我们住在训练中心对我们来说是我们心中的那根刺。也因着这原因，一些教会毁谤和奚落我们但却忘了神恩膏的仆人必须承受更大的责任和保持圣洁因神决不容忍罪的存在。我们不能拥有君王的能力却没有祭师的圣洁（启示录1:6）。

神对祂恩膏仆人的要求是非常严格的。当我们不敏锐于圣灵的带领时，神会以纪律的方式来提醒我们（罗马书8:14）,尤其是在我们没有专心留意祂的命令时。神的同在（恩膏）有可能因着我们的不顺服而离开而我们还瞢然不知。就好比神的同在因着扫罗王的不顺服而离开他（撒母耳记上16:14）。

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